(The current Olympic record is held by Charles Austin, who Fosbury Flopped 7 feet 10 inches at the 1996 games in Atlanta.) Richard Douglas Fosbury was born in Portland, Ore., on March 6 ...

The Fosbury Flop is a technique in high jump introduced by the American track-and-field athlete Richard Fosbury who revolutionised the sport and won the gold at the Mexico Olympics in 1968.

It was, however, 21-year-old Richard “Dick” Fosbury from Portland, Oregon, who took the style to new heights. Eighty thousand people in the University City Olympic Stadium and millions more ...

When Piaget introduced a line of watches advertised as a “daring departure,” the company made Fosbury its spokesperson. Richard Douglas Fosbury was born in Portland, Oregon, on March 6 ...